Where's the Beach?

Friday Quesadillas  I'll admit, it was very difficult not making pizza on Friday night. We are so used to that routine that it took forever to decide what to make. We've gotten used to not having to think about it. In the end, we made quesadillas filled with sauteed onions, bell peppers, spinach, mushrooms, and a faux "chicken" substitute and Daiya Cheddar "Cheese." I piled on the salsa and jalapenos and a dollop of soy yogurt. It wasn't pizza, but it was still pretty tasty. Short and Sweet (Heads up, this will be short today. Spending time with my sis and unplugging) This morning I was scheduled to do weights, but we had to head about an hour away for my nephew's 4th birthday party. So, I chose to do about 35 minutes of Step Blast plus abs. I'll get back to the weights tomorrow. Honestly, it was easy to put them off because it's going to be the 3 sets of 18 reps done as supersets. The birthday party was held at a place called Play-by-Pl...

Sunday Dinner = Leftover Remix Last night's dinner ended up being a leftover remix - Thai Peanut Quinoa . I had extra Thai Peanut Sauce leftover from the Grilled Thai Tofu Pizza . I made some quinoa, heated up a mix of frozen veggies in a large skillet adding in Quorn nuggets then the sauce. I did have to thin the sauce with water just a bit. Once everything was heated through, I stirred in the quinoa. It turned out great. This is one I'll be making again for certain. Monday Upper + Plyo Today when Jason got up to go swim at 5 am, I went right back to sleep. There was no way I was getting out of that bed for today's scheduled workout: Upper + Plyo. So I did my weights during lunch and plyo after work. Weights today were 4 sets of 8 reps. I must say, I much prefer doing lower reps and higher weights and am not exactly looking forward to the next workout which will be 3 sets of 12 reps. But I digress. Here were today's exercises done as straight sets: Shoulder - Arnold...

Tuesday Cardio I came very close to not doing my workout this morning. I woke up around 4:55 (alarm set for 5:15) and my legs felt so tight. I really contemplated taking a rest day. I turned off the alarm and rolled over. What felt like close to an hour later, I checked the clock and it was only 5:20. Ugh. Ok, that had to be a sign to just get up and get it done. So I did. I chose Cathe's Step Blast (again). It's a little less leg intensive than some of the intervals or HIIT workouts. I did feel better after, but my legs are still tight. After days of sunshine, it rained last night and was gloomy out today. The sun did try to come out here and there. Thankfully it was still warm, but it's amazing how much the sunshine (or lack thereof) can affect the mood. While I felt energized yesterday, I was less than energized today. Time seemed to drag a little, which made for a tiring day. Or maybe that was just getting up and exercising at 5:30... I still feel like I'm a lost...